{"id":2008946,"date":"2023-08-23T05:09:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T09:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-nfl-cornerback-caleb-farley-killed-in-apparent-explosion-at-north-carolina-home\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T05:11:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T09:11:21","slug":"father-of-nfl-cornerback-caleb-farley-killed-in-apparent-explosion-at-north-carolina-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-nfl-cornerback-caleb-farley-killed-in-apparent-explosion-at-north-carolina-home\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL cornerback Caleb Farley&#8217;s father killed in apparent explosion at North Carolina residence."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffather-of-nfl-cornerback-caleb-farley-killed-in-apparent-explosion-at-north-carolina-home%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008946&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tragic Explosion Claims Life of NFL Player&#8217;s Father<\/h2>\n<p>In a devastating incident, the father\u2064 of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley lost his life in an overnight explosion that\u2063 completely destroyed\u2064 their family home \u200bin Mooresville, North Carolina. The explosion also \u2062left another individual \u200cinjured, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, Robert M. Farley, 61, was discovered deceased amidst the debris of the house on Tuesday morning. Christian Rogers, \u200da friend of the family,\u200d managed to escape the\u2064 collapsed structure and was\u200d rushed\u200b to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-dead-multiple-injured-after-las-vegas-stabbing-attack\/\" title=\"Two Dead, Multiple Injured After Las Vegas Stabbing Attack\">nearby medical center<\/a> for treatment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/dominican-officials-say-it-may-take-months-to-identify-all-28-people-killed-in-this-weeks-explosion-5473607\">Dominican Officials Say It May Take Months to\u2064 Identify All \u206428 People Killed in This Week&#8217;s Explosion<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/18\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/massive-explosion-at-a-gas-station-in-russias-dagestan-kills-35-and-injures-scores-more-5466232\">Massive Explosion at \u2064a Gas Station in Russia&#8217;s Dagestan Kills 35 and Injures Scores More<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/15\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The cause\u200d of the explosion is currently\u2062 under investigation, but authorities believe that gas\u200c had accumulated over time \u2062and eventually ignited. The blast, deemed accidental, originated in a bedroom and did not\u200c cause\u2064 damage to \u200dneighboring homes.<\/p>\n<p>The Farley\u2063 residence, situated on a spacious plot near Lake Norman,\u200b holds a \u200csignificant value\u2064 of nearly $2 million according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-nfl-cornerback-caleb-farley-killed-in-apparent-explosion-at-north-carolina-home\/\" title=\"NFL cornerback Caleb Farley's father killed in apparent explosion at North Carolina residence.\">county\u2062 property records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the explosion, \u200dthe front yard was strewn with debris, including insulation hanging from\u200c trees, a king-size mattress, \u2062and\u2062 a broken coffee mug with the words &#8220;Virginia Tech dad&#8221; lying on\u200b the lawn. Wood fragments \u200cand window frames were scattered up to\u2062 50 yards away from the \u200cblast site.<\/p>\n<p>Kent Greene, director of Iredell County Fire Services and Emergency\u2063 Management, expressed his astonishment that anyone managed to survive the catastrophic event. He stated,\u2063 &#8220;There could \u200cnot\u200c be anyone in it left \u200balive\u2014that was my first \u2064thought. And when I found out someone did walk out of it, I \u200dwas \u200bamazed. \u200cThis \u200dwas a 6,300-square-foot\u2063 home, and there&#8217;s nothing left but maybe a part of the garage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>The\u2064 rubble of a home that collapsed in Mooresville, \u2063N.C., on Aug. 22, 2023. (Kent Greene\/Iredell County Fire \u200cServices and Emergency Management via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The homeowner, Caleb Farley, who hails from nearby\u2063 Maiden,\u200c was not present during the explosion\u2064 but arrived at the scene on Tuesday. Titans coach Mike Vrabel informed the team about Farley&#8217;s loss during a practice\u2064 session\u2064 in Nashville, prompting \u200bthe \u200bplayers to kneel in prayer. Vrabel\u2063 emphasized the team&#8217;s commitment\u2062 to supporting Farley during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Farley, the 22nd overall pick\u200b in the\u2062 2021 draft, \u2064had been on injured reserve since November due to a back issue. As the Titans conclude their training \u200bcamp, he is currently listed \u200bas physically unable to perform. In\u2062 college, Farley made headlines \u200das\u200b the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-womens-soccer-team-mocked-after-losing-to-canada-missing-out-on-olympic-gold\/\" title=\"U.S. Women\u2019s Soccer Team Mocked After Losing To Canada, Missing Out On Olympic Gold\">high-profile player<\/a> to opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having already experienced the loss of his mother to cancer in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Titans safety Kevin Byard, who \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janice-dean-blasts-the-view-for-refusing-to-have-her-on-the-show\/\" title=\"Janice Dean Blasts \u2018The View\u2019 For Refusing To Have Her On The Show\">tragically lost<\/a> his own mother in June 2022, offered words of support to Farley, \u200durging him to lean on his \u200dfaith during\u200c this challenging time.\u2064 Byard stated, &#8220;I know \u200che lost his mother at a young age as\u2062 well, so he\u2019s dealt with a lot of adversity as\u200b well. So just\u2064 very\u2064 tragic. And,\u2063 you know, as a team and as a \u200bbrother,\u200b all we can do \u200dand all I \u2064can do is to try to be there for\u200c him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Local\u200b resident Laura Wild, who lives two doors down from the\u200c explosion site, heard a loud boom\u200d but did not investigate immediately due to exhaustion from caring for her son&#8217;s newborn baby. She expressed her shock, saying, &#8220;When\u200c it happened I was like, &#8216;What was that?'&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOORESVILLE, N.C. &#8211; Caleb Farley&#8217;s father, Robert M. Farley, 61, died in an explosion that destroyed their North Carolina home. Another person was injured. The incident occurred overnight, and the debris was discovered Tuesday morning. 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